The Other Side of the Rainbow (album)

The Other Side of the Rainbow is the twelfth album by singer Melba Moore, released in 1982. This was released on Capitol Records proper. It also featured her Top 10 R&B and Dance hit "Love's Comin' At Ya". The album's title track is best known for its ending note, which Melba holds for 38 seconds.[1][2][3]

The Other Side of the Rainbow
Studio album by Melba Moore
Released	October 10, 1982
Recorded	1982
Studio	Park South Studios Celestial Sound Studios Mediasound Nineteen Recording Studios
Label	Capitol
Producer	Kashif Paul Laurence Morrie Brown Rahni Harris
Melba Moore chronology
What a Woman Needs (1981) The Other Side of the Rainbow (1982) Never Say Never (1983)
Singles from The Other Side of the Rainbow
"Love's Comin' at Ya" Released: 1982 "Mind Up Tonight" Released: 1983 "Underlove" Released: 1983

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love's Comin' At Ya"	Laurence	5:42
2.	"Underlove"	Kashif	5:15
3.	"Mind Up Tonight"	Thomas	5:30
4.	"Knack for Me"	Laurence	4:45

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"How's Love Been Treatin' You"	Golden, Scher	4:55
6.	"Don't Go Away"	White, Harris	4:13
7.	"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)"	Holland, Dozier, Holland	4:44
8.	"The Other Side of the Rainbow"	Cole, Stovall, Moore	5:49

Charts

Album

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tapes[4]	152
US Billboard Top R&B Albums[5]	18

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	"Love's Comin' at Ya"	US Billboard Hot Black Singles[6]	5
		US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs[7]	2
		UK[8]	15
1983	"Mind Up Tonight"	US Billboard Hot Black Singles[9]	25
		US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs[10]	17
		UK[11]	22
	"Underlove"	US Billboard Hot Black Singles	35
		US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs[12]	42
		UK[13]	60

References

1. "Melba Moore – The Other Side Of The Rainbow". Discogs. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
2. "Kicking Up a Storm!". Blues & Soul. Napfield Limited (461–473): 72. 1986. Retrieved April 5, 2020 – via Google Books.
3. "Melba Moore Stakes Claim to Fame as Recording Star". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 63 (16): 64. January 3, 1983. Retrieved April 5, 2020 – via Google Books.
4. "The Other Side of the Rainbow (LP)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
5. "The Other Side of the Rainbow (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
6. "Love's Comin' at Ya (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
7. "Love's Comin' at Ya (Dance)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
8. "Love's Comin' at Ya (UK)". Official Charts. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
9. "Mind Up Tonight (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
10. "Mind Up Tonight (Dance)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
11. "Mind Up Tonight (UK)". Official Charts. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
12. "Underlove (Dance)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
13. "Underlove (UK)". Official Charts. Retrieved April 5, 2020.